Bear Creek Elementary School is a Boulder Valley School District elementary school located at the base of the Flatirons that serves kindergarten through fifth-grade students. The school provides core academic instruction alongside arts, music, physical education, technology integration, and a range of academic and special‑education supports.




Bear Creek Elementary is an elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade. Instruction covers core subjects including reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, health, and social-emotional learning, and the school uses technology in classrooms as part of daily instruction.
The school maintains dedicated staff positions for reading and math intervention, special education services, and language support for emerging bilingual students. Staffing includes specialists and paraeducators to support diverse learner needs.
Facilities include spaces dedicated to hands-on STEAM learning and a school garden. The school presents student artwork throughout the building and schedules regular arts, music, and physical education instruction. Additional enrichment and extracurricular opportunities, field trips, and a fifth-grade outdoor education experience are offered.
Families are engaged through a Parent‑Teacher Organization and a School Accountability Committee; volunteer opportunities, regular parent‑teacher conferences, and a weekly school newsletter are used for communication and involvement.
An outdoor education experience provided for fifth-grade students.
Enrichment activities including Math Olympiad, Battle of the Books, and a school-wide Spelling Bee, among other academic clubs.
Regular art instruction that emphasizes individual artistic expression and displays student artwork throughout the school.
A range of before- and after-school club offerings for students.
A center-based autism support program staffed by a specialized teacher, paraeducators, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and additional service providers.
Opportunities for student choir participation and production of a school musical and grade-level performances.
A garden program that produces food for school lunches and supports the school’s environmental education and zero-waste goals.
A multi-day outdoor education experience provided for fifth-grade students.
A garden program that produces food used in school lunches and supports environmental and hands-on learning objectives.
A Gifted and Talented program with universal screening in second grade, nomination options, and Advanced Learning Plans for qualifying students.
Students are screened for giftedness in second grade, may be nominated by parents or teachers, and students who qualify create an Advanced Learning Plan with a Gifted and Talented advisor.
In-person accelerated math options that include compacted 4th/5th grade math and a 5th-grade Advanced 1 course covering higher-grade material.
Accelerated, in-person math pathways beginning in fourth grade, including compacted and advanced sequences for older elementary students.
Instrumental music opportunities offered to fifth-grade students.
After-school intramural activities that have included activities such as dodgeball and skateboarding.
Before-school intramural activities for upper elementary students focusing on motor skills, team sports, and sportsmanship.
Support for emerging bilingual students provided by a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) teacher and linguistic support integrated in classrooms.
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) support for emerging bilingual students with linguistic assistance provided in classrooms.
BVSD Lifelong Learning offers after-school and enrichment classes hosted at the school, with registration and listings run by the district program.
An annual all-school performance event where students form groups, choreograph acts with parent coaches, and perform in a school show.
Dedicated literacy and math intervention staff, including a literacy teacher trained in Orton Gillingham and staff providing math intervention.
Dedicated literacy support delivered by a literacy teacher trained in Orton Gillingham and other reading intervention strategies.
Academic extracurriculars such as Math Olympiad and Battle of the Books that provide competitive and enrichment opportunities outside the classroom.
Math intervention support using targeted materials and approaches to assist students needing additional math instruction.
Music instruction providing opportunities to sing, speak, play instruments, move, and improvise, including performance opportunities.
Physical Education that teaches personal fitness through individual and team games and exercises, plus school-wide field and fitness events.
Choir and musical opportunities that involve rehearsal and public performances, including school musicals and grade-level shows.
A student leadership program that gives representatives the opportunity to organize school activities and service projects and meet monthly.
An after-school yearbook club where students design the yearbook using cloud-based software and learn graphic design, photography, and editing.
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